Bacchetta Recumbent Bikes Company Information

What We've AccomplishedBacchetta Bicycles, Inc. opened its doors in April 2001. In that short time, the company has achieved renowned respect in the bicycle industry for producing our exceptional line of recumbent bicycles. Bacchetta draws on the forty years of combined recumbent experience of John Schlitter, Rich Pinto, and Mark Colliton to produce the highest quality bicycles and accessories for you, the recumbent enthusiast.

Our innovative frame designs have started a trend in the industry. We have developed what has now become known as the standard for performance recumbents.

“Besides building good bikes, Bacchetta has revitalized SWB design, changed the way we look at performance recumbents, and developed a new roadie recumbent market in the process. Pretty cool, huh?”

At Bacchetta, we've chosen the more performance oriented short wheelbase (SWB) format and created designs that provide excellent handling and comfort characteristics. To learn more about our frame design philosophies, please review our Frame Design information.

What We're Doing NowNow that we've made our niche in the recumbent and bicycle industries, we're dedicated to growing the recumbent market as a whole. To do that, we need to engage ourselves in the larger cycling community, not only as a manufacturer - but as individuals as well. By supporting and belonging to organizations like the League of American Bicyclist (LAB), Adventure Cycling and the Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC), we hope to play our part in promoting an appreciation for the outdoors and encouraging a more active lifestyle for our American population.

To support these goals, our Bacchetta team is also on the road attending local cycling events. It's part of our personal approach to meet our customers and our grass roots attempt to provide cyclists of all types, the opportunity to try out our state-of-the-art recumbent bikes. For a complete list of national events we will be attending, please visit our EVENTS PAGE. We love to meet our riders.

Where We're GoingWe have bright expectations for our future and we believe that the best is yet to come. We're continually striving to maintain Bacchetta's position as recumbent trailblazers. We will go on creating innovative bikes and striking designs. We're always improving on our well-known line of performance recumbents, so our customers can continue to expect high quality bikes in the upcoming future. We'll also be working toward expanding our product line to include more designs to fit the needs and goals of all rider types.

We will maintain our personal touch on the bicycle industry – where no one else will. We enjoy playing an active role in promoting recumbents at local cycling events. Bacchetta is committed to go the extra mile to accomplish this, so we'll be there.